One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update

[Southern by choice]

Some "goats" are just keepers anyway.

I have few people over here that are real excited too!
Shopping for white or khaki pants today.

Taking the camera to get lots of pics.
Kids look great.

How are the pens? You were saying they were small I think.

Stinks about the milk production being down. I know there is a code you can put in for when there is an unusual circumstance... or something that would throw it off.... like travel, or a doe cycling etc.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Some "goats" are just keepers anyway.

I have few people over here that are real excited too!
Shopping for white or khaki pants today.

Taking the camera to get lots of pics.
Kids look great.

How are the pens? You were saying they were small I think.

Stinks about the milk production being down. I know there is a code you can put in for when there is an unusual circumstance... or something that would throw it off.... like travel, or a doe cycling etc.

You can't do that for a 24 hour test
Zamia made 1.5 lbs this morning and Taffy 1.7

But it's 5/30 now and you can tell Zamia hasn't made anything today
It's hot

Maurine is thinking she is going to pull Zamia from the test because she doesn't think she has made enough today to get a star and she is afraid she won't be full for the Show tomorrow if we milk her out now

 

[OneFineAcre]

Some "goats" are just keepers anyway.

I have few people over here that are real excited too!
Shopping for white or khaki pants today.

Taking the camera to get lots of pics.
Kids look great.

How are the pens? You were saying they were small I think.

Stinks about the milk production being down. I know there is a code you can put in for when there is an unusual circumstance... or something that would throw it off.... like travel, or a doe cycling etc.

Khaki is fine
Or even black
Cole is a bit of a purist

 

[OneFineAcre]

One minor issue with the camping trip
There is 110 power to hook the camper to but to run AC you need a generator
Tried to run AC this afternoon and it kept tripping the breaker on the generator every time compressor kicked on
AC is 20 amps generator 25
Most likely bad capacitatoor in AC that will make it pull more Amps at start
Was just going to run it in the heat of the day
It's getting down to mid 60s at night so not a problem sleeping

Camper is in shade starting at 4pm and I'm in it now and it's comfortable


But being able to have a warm shower is making up for it

 

[babsbag]

That is tight rope walk for sure...milk for the test or don't milk for the show. I see a lot of people struggling with does producing at shows even when there is no test. I think I would cancel the test.

About your lawn... level, concrete drive...I'm a little jealous. Those are things I left in the city. If your centipede grass is like St. Augustine I agree that it is the best lawn ever. The St. Augustine goes dormant here in the winter and turns brown but I don't care; it still keeps the mud down and it looks great in the summer. It holds up well to the dogs too.

Good luck with the show.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Taffy is cutting it close
1.7 lbs am
1.5 lbs pm
3.2 lbs total
We will see
Going to depend on fat and
Protein

 

[OneFineAcre]

That is tight rope walk for sure...milk for the test or don't milk for the show. I see a lot of people struggling with does producing at shows even when there is no test. I think I would cancel the test.

About your lawn... level, concrete drive...I'm a little jealous. Those are things I left in the city. If your centipede grass is like St. Augustine I agree that it is the best lawn ever. The St. Augustine goes dormant here in the winter and turns brown but I don't care; it still keeps the mud down and it looks great in the summer. It holds up well to the dogs too.

Good luck with the show.

Centipede is just like St Augustime except the blades are thinner

 

[OneFineAcre]

Show kicks off
We get a grant from NC Dept of Ag to sponsor a youth day
Management class then a fitting competition

 

[OneFineAcre]

These kids have been doing this a long time
The winners
They clipped the goat and then changed into their whites

 

[Southern by choice]

I didn't realize you all were going to do the one day test since you are already on test.
I know our goats ate nothing today (well- for goats that is) because of the heat and they didn't travel anywhere.
Keeping fingers crossed